PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Attila Kovacs (ranked 2299 p4p, 3007 weight class) and George West (ranked 264 p4p, 338 weight class). Attila Kovacs had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kovacs
vs
West

188 cm
25
200
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
195
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Northern Zombie

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Attila Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George West!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kovacs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from West misses
and Kovacs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kovacs misses the shot to the body.
West smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
West on the wrong end of a nice hook.
West's coach down at Doom\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on West's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
West keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovacs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
West looks to land a body kick but Kovacs moved away.
Kovacs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice cross by Kovacs.
Nice jab there from West.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West scores with a jab.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West misses with the combination.
Kovacs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Kovacs misses.
West feints the counter takedown.
West cracks Kovacs with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West scores with a decent looking hook.
Kovacs misses with a wild body shot.
West connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kovacs's hands.
West has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from West there as he acknowledges the shot.

West is rocked!
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovacs finish him?
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kovacs moves out of range of the strikes.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovacs lands an uppercut out of nowhere! West falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kovacs dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Attila Kovacs!
During a confident post fight interview, Attila Kovacs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.